This has to be some sort of a mistake and internal miscommunication on HP's part. The question is (as I'm sure there are a lot of smart and honest people working in the ranks of HP), did no one raise objections/questions? Or did the management ignore it?
This has been discussed already, three days ago:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7989307" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7989307</a>